The Ecumenical Christian Church U.K.

Our Faith

We hold true to the Faith Professed by the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church; The Church as it was before any of the splits that have wracked its historical development. We hold that faith described by Saint Vincent of Lerins as "That which has been believed always, everywhere and by everyone."

Simply put that means that we believe everything defined by the first seven Ecumenical Councils and proclaimed in the Nicene Creed. Anything added or changed by any individual "Church" since the date of the Second Council of Nicea is not essential for the faithful to believe.

Thus, if you want to believe in the Assumption of Mary (A pious Tradition from the earliest days) fine, but you do not have to. The same applies to legal strictures such as priestly celibacy imposed after that date, they cannot be held as universally obligatory.